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Showing posts with label Etopia Press. Show all posts

1/08/2016

Get Lost in the Guardians Series with Tessa McFionn

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Spirit Fall
Book One in the Guardians series
Sometimes, a mysterious stranger can be your saving grace. When Siobhan Whelan finds herself at the end of her rope and a step away from the Here After, only the kind actions of a late night Good Samaritan stop her untimely exit. As she opens her eyes, she finds herself face to face with the most gorgeous man she has ever seen and her world turns inside out.

Malakai Vadim, Guardian Warrior, has been fighting the dark forces of the Rogue Warriors for nearly seven centuries. But after fate sent him to find a beauteous pixie on Suicide Bridge, his life has new purpose. Now, Kai discovers that his ancient enemy has his evil gaze fixed on the woman who has called to his soul as no other has. Is he strong enough to save her again? Can his love save them both?

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Spirit Bound
Book Two in the Guardians series
Kidnapped and tortured for days, grad student Calliope Vandeen is sure her pleas for mercy have fallen on deaf ears. But when she hears a seductive voice in her head, followed by a towering warrior straight out of her ancient history textbooks, she begins to believe in fairy tale endings. Swept into a world of living heroes with magical powers, Cal must call upon her deepest wells of strength…if her captors have left anything alive within her.

Galen Alexiou is one of the oldest Guardian Warriors, serving the cause for almost 2,500 years. Never once did he think he would find his spiritmate, much less that she would call to him across the Void. But when he hears the voice calling for help, he realizes that not only is she real, but she’s in deadly danger at the hands of Rogue Stefan de Coldreto, an ancient enemy with a ruthless gift.  With this mysterious young beauty in his hands, he must learn how his enemies found the female who holds the key to his salvation, and destroy this evil before it claims both Calliope’s life, and his very soul…

Tessa McFionn is a very native Californian and has called Southern California home for most of her life, growing up in San Diego and attending college in Northern California and Orange County, only to return to San Diego to work as a teacher. Insatiably curious and imaginative, she loves to learn and discover, making her wicked knowledge of trivial facts an unwelcomed guest at many Trivial Pursuit boards. She also finds her artistic soul fed through her passions for theatre, dance and music, as well as the regular trip to The Happiest Place on Earth with friends and family.

Jillian: Is there a playlist you’d recommend for reading your latest release?
Tessa: Ooh. I love to listen to music as I write. Each character has a different soundtrack. In my latest book, Spirit Bound, I listened to a very ecclectic mix of heavy metal and electronica. Disturbed and Tiesto were huge influences in my story. My boys tend to listen to the hard stuff.

Jillian: What sound or noise do you love?
Tessa: My favorite sound is the surf. Oddly enough, I don’t like the beach that much. I know, and to be a native Southern Californian, that’s practically a stoning offense. I do hit the beach at night and usually during the winter. But I do have a recording of the surf on my phone and listen to it when I need a recharge.

Jillian: Describe your favorite kind of hero to read/write?
Tessa: I love a hero who refuses to give up on love. He doesn’t necessarily have to have had a horrible past, but he needs to have a caring heart and a fiercely protective streak. Gotta have a strong female to balance him out and to bring out all the good in him.

Jillian: Be honest, when reading 1st person...do you miss the hero’s POV?
Tessa: Oh gods yes!!! I want to know what’s going on in his mind, not to mention any other characters. I feel that while in real life, we can’t know what others are thinking, fiction is always so far from real and I wanna know what is going on in everyone’s mind!

Jillian: What do you do to unwind and relax?
Tessa: My favorite way to reconnect is gonna sound a little strange. But for me, the best unwind day is spent at Disneyland. My husband bought me an Annual Passport for my birthday about four years ago and I just can’t imagine not having one. I love a play day at the House that Walt built!

Jillian: Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your writing.
Tessa: I do. I check Amazon and Goodreads regularly to see if I have any new responses. I make it a point to say thank you for every review I receive, even the odd ones. I listen to the feedback, but I don’t change things because someone didn’t like a character or event.

Jillian: What’s your favorite kid joke?
Tessa: Oh I have to do this one! Worst joke ever! Why are elephants big, gray and wrinkley? Because if they were small, round and white, they’d be aspirins.

Tessa has a question for commenters: Who is your favorite superhero? Tessa has giveaways for two lucky commenters. One prize is an ecopy of Spirit Fall, the other is an ecopy of Spirit Bound, both prizes include a swag pack! Remember to leave your contact information in comments for a chance to win one of the prizes. Winners will be chosen by Randomizer.

How to connect with Tessa:  Tessa McFionn Website    Facebook     Twitter


3/17/2013

Get Lost with Author Barb Han

Get Lost in a Story Readers.  Today I’m pleased to introduce to you Author Barb Han.  Barb Han knows how to take hold of readers’ heart strings.  Think I’m exaggerating.  Take a look at the following blurb about GONE.

 
ABOUT GONE: 
 
How far would you go to find a child that never existed?

Elizabeth Walker awakens in a mental institution, the aftermath of a nightmare in her veins. All she can think of is saving a little boy—her son. But the orderlies who rush in and jab her with needles assure her she has no son. So does her mother, who demands her doctors keep her calm and prevent her from these troubling delusions. But Elizabeth’s nightmares are so real, and her arms still feel the memory of holding her son. And her instincts tell her to trust no one. Her child is gone. Her memories are gone. Everything is just…gone.

Ex-military medic David Kerrigan will never stop blaming himself for the childhood tragedy that took his younger sister’s life. Working on assignment at the facility, he’s drawn to Elizabeth, and he’s not sure that everything about her case is on the up and up. David knows full well he can’t change the past, but what if he can save this one person? And maybe helping Elizabeth might just save them both…

Praise for GONE:
Intense, heart wrenching, romantic, and so very captivating.
5 Star Reader Review


The heroine's angst over a child everyone assures her doesn't exist is gut wrenching.
5 Star Reader Review

Fell in love with Elizabeth right away and found David's devotion to her to be mesmerizing.
5 Star Reader Review

As we get to know Barb, let me congratulate her on her recent sale to HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE!  WaY To Go, Barb!  

DONNELL:  Welcome to Get Lost in a Story, Barb.  I'm reading Gone right now and the blurb only touches the surface about what Elizabeth Walker goes through.  So, fess up.  Are you this intense in real life?

BARB:  Thank you so much for hosting me today, Donnell! I love to laugh and my family tells me I’m funny. But don’t trust them…they might be crazy. In all seriousness, I do have an intense, thoughtful side. I try to keep it tucked away at parties.

 DONNELL:  I think we have something in common.  Our boys played/play basketball.  Are there a bunch of sports’ nuts running around your house?

BARB:  No one’s training for the Olympics, but my husband played football in high school (he would want me to tell you he started both ways, lol) and volleyball in college. I was a gymnast when I was young and grew up playing all kinds of sports. I did a short stint as a soccer referee and covered the sports’ beat for my college newspaper. Our junior high son got us into basketball in a big way! We play all the time. I don’t even bother to put out breakable objects around my house because there’s likely to be a ball bouncing or sailing through the air at any given moment.

DONNELL:  Speaking of houses, what’s your favorite room in yours – and where do you slink off to when you want to be alone?

BARB:  I’d have to say my all-time favorite room is the kitchen. I love to cook! Alone? What’s that? I have young kids at home…there’s no alone.  J I grew up the youngest of three, so I’m used to chaos. I can tune out almost any noise. I escape in books and I can be pretty much anywhere.  

DONNELL:  If you had to name your most important sense, what would it be?

BARB:  Sight. Observation is a powerful tool for a writer.

 DONNELL:  What authors have influenced your writing?

BARB:  I learn something from every author I read. A few names that immediately come to mind are: Sandra Brown, Stephen J. Cannell, and Linda Castillo. Harlequin Intrigue has a stable of great writers I read and learn from every month. HelenKay Dimon, Paula Graves, Rebecca York just to name a few. And, of course, my fabulous CP, Jerrie Alexander, probably influences me the most.   INTERVIEWER'S NOTE & DONNELL'S BAD... Barb mentioned the intrepid Angi Morgan, and hanging head shamelessly here, Interviewer left her out.  My apologies to both Barb and Angi.  I remain both of your fan girls, however! ;)

 DONNELL:  What’s the most unusual thing you have in your closet?

BARB:  My lawyer has advised me not to answer this question. Next? Just kidding, I have a long flowing sundress with bright orange flowers on it. Someone talked me into buying it. I promise.

DONNELL:  What is something you would love readers to know about you?

BARB:  That I love hearing from them. Getting an e-mail or Facebook post from a reader totally brightens my day.

DONNELL:  thanks for joining us.  Now it’s your turn.  Time to ask readers a question.

BARB HAN:  I would love to know if you like strong or sensitive heroes?

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